Report to the Stockholders: Poems by John Beecher

Report to the Stockholders is a collection of narrative poems written by social activist and poet John Beecher (1904–1980), a distant descendant of abolitionists Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Throughout his career, Beecher was appalled by the injustices experienced by poor and working-class Americans, and his poetry was often a reflection of his anger toward a society that looked away from or dismissed these injustices. These 18 poems were written between the mid-1950s and the mid-1970s. The texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Report to the Stockholders	John Beecher	04:08
102	Old Man John the Melter	John Beecher	01:05
103	Run of the Mine	John Beecher	03:58
104	Good Samaritan	John Beecher	06:10
105	Ensley, Alabama	John Beecher	01:20
106	Fire by Night	John Beecher	00:38
107	Beaufort Tides	John Beecher	01:22
108	Vex Not This Ghost	John Beecher	01:28
109	Altogether Singing	John Beecher	02:29
201	The Face You Have Seen	John Beecher	02:50
202	Screened	John Beecher	03:46
203	An Air That Kills	John Beecher	00:54
204	Bodega Head	John Beecher	01:21
205	The Honey Wagon Man	John Beecher	01:10
206	Homage to a Subversive	John Beecher	02:05
207	A Dog's Life and Some Others	John Beecher	03:23
208	Aztec Figurine	John Beecher	01:23
209	Engagement at the Salt Fork	John Beecher	03:47